I’m a bit amazed at how many people here watch the news. Of course you’re going to feel better if you don’t watch it; TV/internet news is the bottom of the barrel. If you don’t subscribe to your local paper though, you’re really missing out, imo. You get a sense of community, and info that actually impacts your life, that is actionable. And usually if a non-local story is big enough, the local paper will report on it anyway.